What An Arm!

[Kabasares]

So, if you guys follow MLB, you all probably have heard of Rick Ankiel at some point or another. He plays with the Nationals now, came up in the big leagues in the year 2000 with the Cardinals, and posted an 11-7 record, a 3.50 ERA, and 194 Ks as a rookie, and ended up finishing as the runner-up in Rookie of the Year Voting. However, in the 2001 NLDS against the Braves, he ended up throwing 5 wild pitches in one inning, and he never really was the same as a pitcher again. Couldn't exactly find the plate anymore, so he got sent back down to the minor leagues, and actually was converted into an outfielder, and he may not have been accurate from the mound, but he sure as hell was accurate with these throws. Actually a cool stat is that he is the first player since Babe Ruth to have won at least 10 games as a pitcher and also hit at least 50 home runs.

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Here's a video of him pitching, and showing off how wild he could get as a pitcher.

[Englebretson 1st MRB]

Ankiel was voted the best arm in the outfield by all of MLB players.

[Gearhart 1st MRB]

watching a few of these made the think of this video, 8 min long so long video

also St. Cloud State, MN did this clever little play against Winona State, MN